Archive for October, 2013

Did you know? New development south of Walmart…

A group of citizens living around the Walmart area — not connected directly with CEDAR HILLS CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT — have been circulating the attached flyer, provided here as a public service. The flyer begins as follows: DID YOU KNOW? About the proposed development south of Walmart? Are you aware that a developer has […]

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Attempt to Negotiate on GRAMA request was rejected by City

Friday, October 18, 2013 a conference call requested by Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government (CHCRG) was facilitated by Utah State Archives Ombudsman Rosemary Cundiff to negotiate possible options on fulfillment of our GRAMA request for emails & texts. The follow-up email was sent yesterday, Monday Oct. 21st, to Rosemary Cundiff, CH City Recorder Colleen […]

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$2,320 Public Records Ransom?

The City has responded to the GRAMA request by Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government (CHCRG) with a fee demand of $2,320, possibly more. This is unacceptable. . In our GRAMA request we reminded the City, “…According to Utah Code 63G-2-201: Right to inspect records and receive copies of records. (1)  Every person has the […]

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Money Decision is 100% in hands of City – not CHCRG

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. “ ~P.J. O’Rourke   If the trend holds consistent, sometime tomorrow, – at the very end of the 10-day period allowed for the City to respond to our new GRAMA request for email & text message Records – the […]

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“The lady doth protest too much…”

Shakespeare’s Hamlet:  “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Apparently a City Council woman is very unhappy about the fact that Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government (CHCRG) would make a new request the City to provide Public Records for free.  We’re told that she has typed many words and accusations about the matter at […]

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GRAMA Request – Emails & Texts

If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.  ~Mark Twain New GRAMA Request for Emails & Texts – submitted to City Oct. 1, 2013: We, Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government, respectfully request access (Utah Code 63G-2-102) to all email and text records, from whatever source City, and/or personal email and text […]

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